Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-29
W. c. T. U.

The Closing Sessions of the Convex
toni Winds uD with the Excel
lence Which Marked Its Opening.
The W. @. 7. q. convention which hai
been held this wee elk in Yankton was {
convention of delegates from all the i'm
portant towns in southeast Dakota, the
birth place OF the prohibition movement
in the territory, and the homes OF a very
large number of the staunch friends oil
the movement. From the tone of the
discussions which have been heard dur
ing the convention there is but one cons
clusion to be drawn and that is that
general interest i'll the prohibition agi.
tation is growing steadily.
Yesterday afternoon, more ladies than
at any previous session, and q large
number of gentlemen, assembled at the
Methodist church.
Mrs. Joseph Ward. conducted short
devotional services, after which Mrs
Helen M. Buchanan, M. D., read a high.
ly. interesting ape on "Heredity,"
which dealt with the advanced idea of
appetite for alcoholic stimulants being o
hereditary condition. The essay was
scholarly and productive of discussion.
Mrs. d. w. Myers, territorial superin-
tendent of scientific instruction i'll the
W. @. I. U, addressed the meeting up
on the work In her department. Mrs
Myers takes great interest in the temper
ance reform, and her address revealed
that fact.
Miss Gladdls Howard, of Parker, was
to have led q discussion on blue ribbon
work. but she was unablssto attend the
convention and that number oD the pro-
gramme was passed over without con.
sideration.
The reports for the Z. W. O. T. Unions
in southeast Dakota were very. pleasant
features of the convention. Miss Ruth
Swift reported for Yankton, Miss Agnes
Boyee for ELK Point, Miss Mamie Torrey
for Scotland, and Miss Libby Bray
for Canton. The reports diYulgeo
many interesting facts about the
temperance work of the yonng women
of this country, and presented the VI
in an excellent light.
Mrs. r. b. Hager, territorial super
intendent of young women's work, made
a brief address on her department, anG
said many excellent things regarding
the US, showing that organization t.
have been of great assistance to thu
older women in carrying on the temper
ance work.
Miss Josie Todd read q paper on by
gienio instruction in public schaols
which was prepared by Miss Gladdi
Howard, of Parker, who was not present
..sSha4 Dakota hare 3 Sabbath wa
the subject for a protracted discussion
opened by Mrs. A. B. Dunlap, OF Yank
ton.
The committee on resolutions report
!. ed a set Of resolutions rendering thank
: to DIR. ]. b. Van Vsisor for obtaining
: permit to visit the insane asylum in
body, to the ladies and other people c
!. Yankton for favors bestowed, and to tn
: singers and others who have assisted i
the convention. The resolutions wer
adopted as the report of the committe
without o dissenting vote.
AT this time carriages were waiting 6
$ the door to convey the ladies to til
asylum where the balance of the aftel
noon was pleasantly spent in %inspectin
8 the institution. A delegate informs
s reporter that she and all the rest ha
their curiosity fully satisfied with RI
u gard to the management of the asylum
and from this remark the conclusion
b drawn that the women saw the asylu,
g inside and out, from cellar to garrett, an
g that all the patients were talked to.
LAST EVENING,
: Mis-. Jennie Caldwell. OF Chicago, o.
cupied the rostrum of the church Las
evening IN an address OF some length o
christianity in temperance. AS Yanl
ton people are familiar with Mrs. Call
9 well as q speaker, it is sufficient to SO
that the address was very interesting.
Q a COuulltte5 OL t6u h0ic6 Was u
If pointed IN permanent organization
n the W. O. T. q. of southeast Dako'
,s and in a report which tho commits
: made last evening the counties of Yanl
O. ton, CLAY, Union, Turner, Lincoln, MIN
ehaha, Bon Homme and Douglas we
3 set apart as comprising the district. III
'r officers for the ensuing year are: MI
n d. N. Myers, of Vermillion, presiden
Mrs. j. p. Ward, of Parker, oorrespon
IS ing secretary; Miss Llbbie Bray. of Ga
n ton, treasurer.
% The convention closed with last eve,
. ing's session and to-day the delegat
departed to their homes.
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"A To the Public.
- Owing 10 the untruthful stori
which are being circulated by an OPP